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The bypoll was necessitated after former Congress MLA Manas Bhunia defected to the TMC earlier this year and became a Rajya Sabha MP. "My gratitude to the people of Sikandra for once again supporting BJP". The Likabali seat fell vacant after health and family welfare minister Jomde Kena's demise on September. Pakke-Kessang fell vacant after the Gauhati High Court declared the election of Mr.

USA crude was down 10 cents at $58.37. Brent crude futures, the worldwide benchmark for oil prices , were at $64.81 a barrel, down 19 cents, or 0.1 percent. Despite this, markets remained well supported by ongoing supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russian Federation.

Former Monaco player, George Weah , has been voted president of Liberia after clinching 12 of the 15 counties in the west African country. "The other should accept the election results to avoid a political crisis, especially if there are no good grounds to challenge the outcome".

Along with the naval base in Tartus and the air base in Hmeymim, Russian military presence in Syria was cut to three military police battalions and the Center for the Reconciliation of the Warring Sides. According to Russian media, the Tartus naval facility is now only large enough to keep one Russian warship, the "Pyotr Velikiy". It remains valid for 49 years with possible 25-year extensions.

President Donald Trump returned to the golf course Tuesday for his third round while on vacation in Palm Beach, one day after tweeting he'd be "back to work in order to Make America Great Again" on Christmas Day. Although the-then business mogul had criticized Obama's tendency to spend his time playing golf during his presidential term, it turned out that in the same number of days that Trump has now spent in the office, Obama took to playing the sport a total of 11 times.

Forces loyal to Mr. Assad have carried out air raids on Eastern Ghouta, while besieged rebels have fired mortars into neighboring Damascus. They are among more than 130 children needing urgent medical treatment there, as almost 12% of children in Eastern Ghouta are suffering from acute malnutrition, the United Nations has said.

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha speaks before a briefing of a special task force for investigating the 2015 South Korea-Japan agreement over South Korea's "comfort women" issue at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul. "Japan's position remains unchanged, that we ask the South Korean government to abide by the deal", a Japanese foreign ministry official told AFP. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the top government spokesman, declined to comment on Kang's latest remarks.

When the House resumed, members from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) trooped near the Speaker's podium, displaying placards and raising slogans demanding a separate High Court for the newly carved out state of Telangana. Further, Hegde added while speaking "Those who, without knowing about their parental blood and call themselves secular, they don't have their own identity, They don't know about their parentage, family or their bloodlines".

China's participation in any sanctions against Pyongyang is vital as it is the country's biggest supplier of oil and food. China exported no oil, gasoline, jet fuel and diesel to North Korea in November and imported no iron ore, coal or lead from the country, Reuters reported citing data released by the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday.

Las Vegas- $2.58/g, down 1.9 cents per gallon from last week's $2.60/g. Alaska- $3.14/g, down 3.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.18/g. Average gas prices in Western Massachusetts are 21 cents higher than on this day past year. "The majority of motorists have seen savings at the pump this month", said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. The price was down from $2.44 a month ago, but up from $2.38 the same time past year.

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Despite being able to remain in the transit area of the airport before her connecting flight to Australia, Exposto unnecessarily passed through customs and willingly approached officials to have her bags checked. The former social worker in East Timor has never wavered in her account, defence lawyers said. "The conclusion is I agree that the accused did not know about the drugs concealed in the bag and the accused is an innocent carrier".

Separately, Ilya Yashin, a pro-opposition municipal deputy, gathered several hundred people for an unauthorised protest in central Moscow in support of free elections and Navalny's bid. A staunch Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner, Navalny rose to prominence in Russian politics in 2008. He says he is the only Russian politician who has run a genuine Western-style political campaign, stumping for votes in far-flung regions.

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An Israeli military court on Monday extended Tamimi's detention, along with those of her mother and cousin, for four days for questioning, AP reported. Four days after the incident, Israeli security forces arrested Ahed at her home, confiscating cellphones, laptops, and cameras. Tamimi was filmed earlier this month outside her family home shouting, pushing, kicking and slapping Israeli soldiers.

Republicans say changes will make the tax codes simpler. " In the long run, if we don't do stuff like this, what are we going to have left? ". The box was addressed to Mnuchin from "the American people", but now a series of Facebook posts from a Los Angeles-based psychologist may have blown the case wide open.

As many as 13 chief ministers from different states attended the ceremony. Five-time legislator Jairam Thakur will be the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh , the party lawmakers decided on Sunday after. Right from the beginning, he was considered a strong contender for the post along with Nadda, especially since Dhumal's loss had created a situation where still giving him the job would have meant another by-election in the state.

The deputy, who was identified as Aaron Thompson in a statement from Lt. Dave Course to the St. George News , arrived at the scene and began beating the ice with his bare hands while waiting for back up. "And I was calling out for that boy, just in desperate hope that I could find him before I had to abandon (him) and come back to shore". Sgt. Aaron Thompson , Washington County Sheriff's Office.

The decision was announced by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. "I am also declaring the Venezuelan chargé d'affaires persona non grata". Pereira was described as the representative of an illegitimate government in Brazil - a stance Caracas has taken since conservative Brazilian President Michel Temer replaced impeached leftist president Dilma Rousseff .

We've got a great coach stepping in for us. When it comes to who is the more motivated team headed into Wednesday's Independence Bowl, you have to believe that it's the underdog. Don't let the conference differences fool you: this Golden Eagles offense has the ability to make the Seminoles pay through the nose for every slip they make on the defensive side of the ball.